PM Modi Condoles Loss of Lives in Dhanbad Fire, Announces Rs 2-lakh Ex-gratia for Kin of Deceased

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 1st Feb. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences for the loss of life in a devastating fire at a Dhanbad apartment on Tuesday and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the deceased’s next-of-kin.

PM Modi also announced that Rs 50,000 has been sanctioned for each of the injured in the incident.

A fire broke out in the Dhanbad apartment, killing 14 people and injuring 12 more.

“An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the fire in Dhanbad. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” tweeted the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

PM Modi wished the injured a speedy recovery as well.

“Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to a fire in Dhanbad. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon,” the PMO tweeted.

Earlier, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed his condolences for the 14 deaths in Dhanbad’s Ashirwad Tower Apartment fire.

Soren stated that the district administration was operating on a war footing and that injured people were being treated.

“The death of people due to fire in Dhanbad’s Ashirwad Tower Apartment is extremely heart-wrenching. The district administration is working on a war footing and providing treatment to those injured in the accident. I am looking into the whole matter myself,” tweeted Soren.

He went on to say that everything possible is being done to get the injured medical care as soon as possible.

“May God grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved families to bear the difficult times of grief. Everything possible is being done to provide quick medical treatment to the injured,” he tweeted.

Dhanbad SSP Sanjiv Kumar stated that several people had gathered in the apartment for a wedding reception.

“The cause of the fire is still not known. We’re focusing on the rescue. The injured were shifted to the hospital,” said Kumar.

Earlier in the day, a massive fire broke out at the apartment, trapping several people inside, according to officials.

They also stated that a rescue operation was in progress.